Michael Buble and his wife. Shocking video.

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m.youtube.com/watch?v=S3taYAeR3sQ

Having watched some of their other videos, I’m concerned for her.

She's very good, I found her from her video on the Michael Jackson documentary. I think she's fair, and uses multiple angles to highlight her points.

I can confirm his attempts at Spanish are pitiful, and he’s been married to her far too long for him to be so shit. I would always put far more effort in to learning my spouse’s native language.
Spanish is my first language and I can understand what he is saying.
Many footballers and British “expats” live in Spain for years and speak “dos cervezas por favor”
So I disagree. My DH hasn’t learnt much either. Come on, the U.K. hasn’t historically been inclined to learn another language.

So let’s not just pick on what’s not there.

Was it just me or did anyone else think she was a little "out of it " ?

The video of her sticking up for him is awful! He’s standing leering at her waiting for her to make a mistake from what they rehearsed, what he’s told her to say and he HATES that she’s speaking Spanish

Just after he pucked her. She looked kind of dazed.
Horrible man.

Pucked ?

I'm stunned that some people genuinely see him as being playful. I get that most of it could easily be done in a playful/affectionate way, but it's clear as day to me that he's seething beneath surface.

I've watched a few other clips now, and apart from the blatant aggression in that elbowing clip:

• he often smirks when she's talking

• couldn't hide his fury when she slightly spoke over him, and as she was talking, as well as the barely disguised fury on his face, slapped his hands forcefully together a couple of times.

• said disdainfully (absolutely no humour or affection) 'you've been so busy looking at yourself you haven't been listening to me'

-she told him not to swear & he glared at her lost for words for a few seconds, then said 'you're too ugly to listen to anyway' , then grabbed her & kissed her on the cheek

• he spotted a comment someone had posted & gleefully read it out, something like 'ooh, this man is SO right, he says 'I just want to hear michael sing and not see his wife on there'. Luisiana looked genuinely glum after that & he revelled in it.

• she was talking in spanish saying something about her twitter feed & nice comments from fans, and he sarcastically said something like ' oh WOW, fans who follow on her own twitter actually like her show?!?!' As if to say well of course they do because they're your fans, not because you're any good.

• L read a comment out saying 'Lou you're so gorgeous and humorous!' - he stared at her & said did someone really say that?

• he again gleefully read a comment from a woman something like 'Michael if you could teleport I'd happily take Luisiana's place' - he revelled in that when it clearly pissed L off!

And the gap in 'you're dead... to me' was clear as day. How anyone could say that whole clip was.just banter is beyond me- he was HATEFUL!

Well, lockdown ain’t suiting them... thing is, he’s clearly best pals with Trudeau and doing a lot for the Canadian official corona messaging stuff, so... “national treasure” time... untouchable? Remind you of anyone?

fascinated
Sorry it an Irish expression- the way he hit her arm.

I’m no expert but he seems very jealous of her. He said in a show I watched that her family must have thought who is this chubby guy why is he dating our supermodel daughter. He joked then. But now I think he was making the point before anyone else...

Aha!

@Mummyoflittledragon, it would do a great service to recipients of abuse if the body language expert could stress that 'controlling' is every bit as dangerous as physical abuse. My ex never laid a hand on me, but I was terrified of what he might be capable of.

@Sennetti

ook at other videos

he talks over her
she's only allowed a third of the camera space
he dominates the whole thing
he rolls his eyes when she has an opinion
he puts down her opinion

Certainly not supporting him (I was a huge fan, I've met him a lot in his early days but I'm very concerned about some videos I've seen - & this isn't the worst) however, re the only having a third of the camera is because they both do the videos live each day. She has her Instagram up where she's talking into her laptop to her fans & he's talking to his fans on his laptop. So I don't think this is necessarily applicable. But the rest I agree with.

Yes I totally agree with you there everything and I’m sorry you went through this. That was definitely lacking. It would perhaps have been good to say even if the controlling behaviour stems from anxiety and a reaction to the illness of one of their dcs a few years ago (cancer), the cause makes no difference to the recipient.

I really like Buble and expected to think this was not problematic. I am not a survivor of abuse. I have witnessed a LOT of violence (working in homelessness and ex-offender work).

It is seriously problematic. Not the elbow. That's not the issue. It's his and her reaction to the elbow. They both know what it is. It is as clear as day that this wasn't a healthy, loving interaction.

Yep agreed. if my husband did that, I would have reacted with a "Haha FFS why did you do that?!" sort of thing. Given that he would never lay a finger on me, I would not under any circumstances have said sorry and then grinned through gritted teeth. Her NOT reacting is the critical part here.

Not reacting AND saying sorry, ‘perdon, sorry’.

Slimy Christmas bastard.

I love Mumsnet.

Just listened to her defending him. Very focused on what we believe. She is entirely focused on our perceptions with no '"check in" to herself. (I feel).
I was in an abusive relationship for about 7 yrs. I left it nearly 13 yearscago so i have the insight but also the distance. Dont believe im projecting. It makes me feel that they are both colluding in the protection of his image

Okay I've watched the 'you're so dead to me' video and I've definitely changed my mind.
The way he says it. He actually says 'You're so dead' then he obviously clocks himself and after a pause he adds '....to me'
He then sort of flexes his muscles? Like he's warming up for something?

Do not like.

Yes MrsTerryPratchet I honestly opened this expecting it to be a Mumsnet overreaction to a little joke between husband and wife. It isn’t. It’s all about the undisguised fear in her face. Just a second or two. But enough.

Are any other media taking about this, or is just this thread?